Merry-Go-Round

Life can be so complicated.  Or maybe I just make it that way sometimes.  Ya’ll I will think myself into a tizzy.  Go round and round with my thoughts until I am dizzy.  (That rhymed but I was not trying to do that…LOL…see what I mean?)  Bless my heart.

It makes me think of being a kid.  It reminds me of my days on the playground.  Do ya’ll remember merry-go-rounds?  Not the fancy electronic kind that you ride during the fair or at an amusement park.  I am talking about the kind that you could use your feet to start the circular motion.  Or maybe you had that one friend that would hold on to the bars while pushing everyone in a circle.  Eventually they would jump on too when there was enough movement.

I can remember running and holding on tightly to the bars to gain momentum if I had to play with the merry-go-round on my own.  After I leaped onto the platform, I would lay there looking up at the sky as the merry go round rotated.  I found peace, joy, and rest there after my hard work.  I was not dizzy.  I kept my eyes focused on the clouds and the clear blue sky.  All was well in my world.

As an adult, I have felt burdened when pushing through situations.  At times, I feel like I am moving in circles.  Using all my muscle to power through and make the wheel turn.  Unfortunately, with all that pushing, I somehow forgot to make the leap.  To stop going around in circles and jump on the platform to enjoy the ride.  To lay and look towards God.  To find the peace, joy, and rest that comes after the push.

There is a pattern in my writing lately about joy, rest, and trust in God.  This is what God wants for me.  He wants the same for you, too.  It is so easy for us to get caught up in the pushing and forget about promise.  I am praying that we spend more time dwelling in His peace.  #wepreach